BBC
Two new non-invasive tests available from GPs are being proposed to speed up diagnosis times.
Posted on 12 July 2026 | 6:15 am
BBC
Organisers say they are seeing more demand for wellness events such as yoga and running clubs.
Posted on 12 July 2026 | 6:09 am
BBC
What is driving the UK's fall in healthy life expectancy?
Posted on 12 July 2026 | 12:42 am
The Guardian
Famed art museum, one of 31 buildings to test positive, has already completed remediation, health department saysNew York City's famed Solomon R Guggenheim Museum was among a number of Manhattan buildings that recently tested positive for the bacteria that causes legionnaires' disease.The city h...
Posted on 11 July 2026 | 11:28 pm
BBC
US officials and diplomats and their families began reporting a mysterious illness a decade ago.
Posted on 11 July 2026 | 1:11 pm
The Guardian
Exclusive: Alarming shortfall of specialists stops about 4,000 procedures a day, many for patients in urgent need of surgeryThe NHS is unable to perform 1.5m operations a year because of a drastic shortage of anaesthetists, a report reveals.More than 8 million patients are on waiting lists across En...
Posted on 11 July 2026 | 11:00 am
The Guardian
As they slim down, UK and US users of GLP-1 jabs and pills are changing their spending habits - and their wardrobesTell us: what does the new weight-loss pill mean for you?"I'm now at a point where I'm going to buy even more clothes," says Hayley Grice, 50, from Shropshire, who has dropped...
Posted on 11 July 2026 | 7:00 am
BBC
It has been announced that two new rapid tests for the condition will be made available on the NHS.
Posted on 11 July 2026 | 6:29 am
The Guardian
Reports of falling sperm counts and testosterone levels have fuelled fears over chemicals, pollution and modern lifestyles. But how much do scientists agree on what is affecting male fertility?The world is unwittingly walking into a male reproductive crisis, scientists warned this week as they prese...
Posted on 11 July 2026 | 6:09 am
BBC
Kit Birks has walked the entire length of Europe to raise money and awareness for suicie prevention.
Posted on 11 July 2026 | 6:07 am
BBC
Health officials warn little over half of 54-year-olds completed free at-home test kits.
Posted on 11 July 2026 | 3:03 am
BBC
Identical twins Nancy and Margo benefitted from the procedure while in the womb as part of a world-first medical trial.
Posted on 10 July 2026 | 4:04 pm
BBC
Identical twins Nancy and Margo benefitted from the procedure while in the womb as part of a world-first medical trial.
Posted on 10 July 2026 | 4:04 pm
BBC
During hot weather, it can be easy to overheat, sometimes resulting in heat exhaustion or heatstroke.
Posted on 10 July 2026 | 12:04 pm
The Guardian
Chloe Moffat, 26, killed herself day after meeting about anonymous complaint in which she was not allowed to bring a colleague The mother of a young woman who took her own life after facing disciplinary proceedings at the Treasury has called on the government department to change its practices.Chloe...
Posted on 10 July 2026 | 10:19 am
BBC
The BBC join a crew based in Exeter as the UK sizzles in one of its longest-running heatwaves.
Posted on 10 July 2026 | 10:18 am
BBC
People are being consulted about plans to stop vape companies using enticing flavour descriptions that "attract" children into experimenting.
Posted on 10 July 2026 | 9:54 am
The Guardian
The rapid spread of the virus has been intensified by misinformation and violence towards volunteers and treatment centresNearly two months after the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) confirmed an Ebola outbreak in one province, the virus is continuing to spread rapidly, reaching more parts of ...
Posted on 10 July 2026 | 6:00 am
BBC
The cyclists taking part in the Ride for Rori raised £61,000 for the Oxford Hospitals Charity.
Posted on 10 July 2026 | 5:07 am
BBC
Identical twins Nancy and Margo benefitted from the procedure while in the womb as part of a world-first medical trial.
Posted on 10 July 2026 | 1:37 am
The Guardian
Ministers consider bringing e-cigarette laws in line with tobacco as data shows 20% of teenagers have tried vapingVapes could be sold in plain packaging as part of a range of proposals to stop them being marketed to children.The UK-wide plans also include limiting device colours to white, black or g...
Posted on 9 July 2026 | 11:01 pm
The Guardian
Presenter, 77, says 'for now life goes on as normal and I continue to broadcast' as he shares diagnosis received in 2025The longtime radio and TV broadcaster Paul Gambaccini has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.The 77-year-old presenter, who has been a regular on the BBC since the 1970s...
Posted on 9 July 2026 | 11:01 pm
BBC
As a society, we take mothers for granted and raising children is a thankless job, says actor Kalki Koechlin.
Posted on 9 July 2026 | 10:41 pm
The Guardian
Cross-party group backs call from science and technology committee to look at alternative options, citing 'serious mistrust'A second parliamentary committee has urged Labour to scrap Palantir's £330m contract with the NHS, increasing pressure on the next prime minister over government deals w...
Posted on 9 July 2026 | 6:12 pm
The Guardian
Britain expands heat alerts while estimates suggest June's death toll could surpass 20,000 across continentThe UK is sweltering through the peak of its third heatwave of the year as countries around Europe struggle to recover from an early onslaught of baking summer heat.Punishing temperatures pus...
Posted on 9 July 2026 | 5:39 pm
The Guardian
State says companies hid environmental and health risks of Pfas for decades even as they began phasing them outSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email New York sued 3M, DuPont and other companies on Thursday for causing a public nuisance by selling "forever chemicals" th...
Posted on 9 July 2026 | 3:54 pm
BBC
A look at evidence that women's bodies suffer more during a heatwave.
Posted on 9 July 2026 | 3:25 pm
BBC
A look at evidence that women's bodies suffer more during a heatwave.
Posted on 9 July 2026 | 3:25 pm
The Guardian
Officials say climate crisis 'worsening our exposure' to bacteria as at least 28 people sickened in ManhattanA New York outbreak of legionnaires' disease, a rare but severe form of pneumonia, highlights the microbe's growing and disproportionate impacts in a warming climate.At least 28 peopl...
Posted on 9 July 2026 | 2:00 pm
The Guardian
Illness surging in Michigan and other US states is rarely life-threatening, CDC says - but it can have severe effectsCDC investigates parasite that's caused cases of 'explosive' diarrhea in 18 US statesCases of cyclosporiasis - a parasitic illness that can cause "explosive", watery dia...
Posted on 9 July 2026 | 10:00 am